Hobart Champion Elite 225 Welder 500580

Great welder!

I am a semi- retired, professional welder with forty plus years of welding experience. I purchased the Champion Elite a couple of years ago for my own farm equipment repair and hobby welding. Since then, I have done numerous outside welding jobs and have been very pleased with this machine. It runs very smoothly and quiet and overall, performs as well as much more expensive units that I have in all my years of welding .

Does great! Only issue i have is sometimes it wont idle up in the idle/run setting

Engine problems & NO support

Our welder came from the factory with an engine issue. It runs very poorly, backfires, and cuts itself off. There is NO service and support from Hobart (Miller) whatsoever. They refer you to a “local” Vangaurd engine service center. The closest one for us that could take it and let us know anything back within a reasonable amount of time is 50 miles away.